# 1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1980–81 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with an 8–6 record. They made it to the second round of the 1981 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by fourth-year head coach Dom Perno.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/6/1980* | at Yale | W 65–53 | 1–0 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT |
| 12/9/1980* | Fairfield | W 72–50 | 2–0 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 12/11/1980* | Maine | W 55–51 | 3–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/13/1980* | Boston University | W 72–65 | 4–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/29/1980* | Army Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 81–60 | 5–0 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 12/30/1980* | Western Kentucky Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 84–58 | 6–0 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 1/3/1981* | at Rhode Island | W 69–40 | 7–0 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 1/5/1981 | Syracuse Rivalry | W 78–59 | 8–0 (1–0) | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 1/8/1981* | Holy Cross | W 66–57 | 9–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/10/1981 | Seton Hall | W 57–47 | 10–0 (2–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/12/1981* | at New Hampshire | W 61–58 | 11–0 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 1/14/1981 | at Boston College | L 57–58 | 11–1 (2–1) | Roberts Center Boston, MA |
| 1/17/1981 | St. John's | W 69–68 | 12–1 (3–1) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 1/21/1981 | at Villanova | L 59–63 | 12–2 (3–2) | Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, PA |
| 1/24/1981 | Georgetown Rivalry | W 75–73 $^{OT}$ | 13–2 (4–2) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/27/1981* | Massachusetts | W 98–64 | 14–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/29/1981* | Rhode Island | L 75–78 | 14–3 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 1/31/1981* | at Manhattan | W 75–58 | 15–3 | Draddy Gymnasium New York, NY |
| 2/4/1981 | at Providence | W 79–70 | 16–3 (5–2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 2/7/1981 | Boston College | L 71–76 | 16–4 (5–3) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/11/1981 | at St. John's | L 65–72 | 16–5 (5–4) | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 2/14/1981 | at Syracuse Rivalry | W 65–63 | 17–5 (6–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 2/17/1981 | at Seton Hall | W 77–70 | 18–5 (7–4) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| 2/21/1981 | Providence | W 71–57 | 19–5 (8–4) | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 2/23/1981 | Villanova | L 73–74 | 19–6 (8–5) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/28/1981 | at Georgetown Rivalry | L 58–60 | 19–7 (8–6) | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/5/1981 | vs. Villanova Quarterfinals | L 54-65 | 19–8 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/12/1981* | at South Florida First Round | W 65–55 | 20–8 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| 3/16/1981* | Minnesota Second Round | L 66–84 | 20–9 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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